Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Demo And Wacky Moogle Costume Out Now

Square Enix just released the Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII demo from E3 and PAX Prime as a download in Japan. Players will get to try the single character combat system and fight Zaltys, a dragon boss Lightning faces early in the game. The demo also has the Outworld feature so you can post sceenshots like your battle scores on Twitter and Facebook.

The demo also has a special costume. If you have a Japanese PSN account you can download the Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII demo now. It’s available on Xbox 360 as well, but only for Japanese gold accounts. It will be available for Silver Members in Japan starting on December 3.

And if you have Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII you can purchase additional costumes like the Loveable Moogle Style. This outfit comes with the Moogle Queen garb, Moogle Stick weapon, and Moogle Shield. I wonder if any Moogles were harmed making this…

The Ultimate Liberator set includes Celestial garb plus Final Fantasy staples like the Excalibur sword and Aegis Shield.

Each costume is 400 yen ($4) or you can get all three for 1,000 yen ($10). Square Enix will release two more costume collections for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, one on December 17 and another on February 16, 2014. We’ll have to wait until the game comes out on February 11, 2014 before any of these DLC packs come out.

I wonder if The Slaughterhouse will have DLCs…by the way,the bosses in there are decent?Does this game have ultimate bosses at all?

OathkeeperSoraXIII

If you want tough bosses wait for day 6 to go past. Without spoiling it, 2 people you face will be incredibly tougher than if you fought them before then

X14

Fun demo.

Definitely spent more time in it than expected due to the color customization… I just hope that full-game has higher resolution screenshots, although I guess it’s probably for the best, not sure Lightning would appreciate the “wonderful” outfit I customized for her.

Does she squeak when she falls over? Just realised it would’ve been cool if she had a ‘Tidus costume’ with ‘Brotherhood’ and a buckler.

revenent hell

Its probably coming down the road… I’d bet money on it….
They will probably give her every past characters costume from the previous games as DLC.

Crevox

Will download

fairysun

After all those in-game costumes, you can still buy more DLC costumes. Erza, you have serious contender over here.

Vash bane

lolz I see what you did there

zferolie

I would buy a game that had this style of gameplay and costume changes if it stared Erza. There it really fits.

EDIT: I’m not bashing this game. I am just saying in an Erza themed game this is perfect.

Neppygear

Not very many of those suits of armour can actually be called armour…

FlyingPony

Cool, and I wish more games have more versatile outfit. The Moogle Queen garb is something I wanna to try when I have the game.

harmonyworld

Yers! A proper prince/knight costume!
Happy!!

Learii

Aegis shield huh? is that name from pokemon X and Y “Aegislash” XD

Sesshomaru

Are there Gold Microsoft Live members in Japan?

KingGunblader

Played the demo. The random battles were too easy to really experiment with the style change system, but I enjoyed the boss battle.

It would be better if I could read my ability names. :P February be now!

revenent hell

I must be special because I quite like the moogle costume best haha

SerendipityX

We’re both special. I really like the moogle costume too especially the hat.

revenent hell

I also cant help but think how awesome it would have been had they used Pupu…. I want a Pupu costume!

Demeanor

I wonder… will this game have alternate costumes?

Damarius Wingfield

Oh come on!

revenent hell

Tired of costumes are ya?

new_tradition

Holy Asgard looks so cool O.O

AoNoise

And of course. The cool costumes are going to be paid DLC.

I don’t know how I dared to think otherwise…

NewestType

Yeah me neither. Especially when you pay for the moogle wear and not sigfried….

saxophone15

Did anyone else see IGN’s article on the Moogle costume? It honestly made me a little angry. It’s pretty much flame bait…they showed a picture of the moogle costume, but only mentioned the others in passing (and IGN hardly even talk about the costumes at all, except when it’s something potentially controversial).

This is why I like Siliconera. I feel you guys do a much better job at trying to portray all information equally. I hope this site never changes in that aspect. Thank you for doing what you do.

Göran Isacson

I do like the Holy asgard outfit. That mask really makes her look imposing, and I like imposing. Looks cooler than the moogle outfit, at least. That one’s good for a joke though, I guess…

NewestType

I just… wow

Siliconera always lives up to what it’s best for.
1 intentionally wacky costume. 3 really cool ones. Everyone focuses on the 1 that’s horrible. People complaining about the outfits as if this is the first time they learned about it (negating the bonuses, special skills status boosts an more of course). If you are on the fence about this game and are easily swayed by opinions that are formed from new articles rather than actual people playing the game, you might want too YouTube search “lightning returns why”. There a decent piece from ign highlighting why this game is so great. I feel I can say it’s great as I am playing it as we… chat(?)

Not only that, but compare the rating from game fans and the actual pkaystation store. Also, notice how most negative comments are coming from users complaining about the story. Mind you most have not played the game and are just you tubing the unsubbed cut scenes and ending.

Luis Ibal

Any of you know when can I download the japansese voices, and if it will be possible to download the voices and buy the game cheap later..

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